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CANNON BALL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-2D11AB
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast iron cannon ball of probable 17th century date.
approximately one third of the original ball remains, the fracture probably having been caused by a flaw from the casting process. A mould line is evident. The ball has a diameter of 98.29 mm,( circa 3.5 inches), a thickness from the break of 48.16 mm, and weighs 1.115 kg.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 48.16 mm
Weight: 1115 g
Diameter: 98.29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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